Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-21
l.. A. & s. G. V. r. T. r. r.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Of the
Company Yesterday.

company NcstefOays
An adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of the proposed rapid transit
railroad from Los Angeles to Monro-
via, was held at the rooms of the
Board of Trade yesterday at P. NJ,
J. DeBarth Shorb, the President, in
the chair, Geo. Rice, Secretary.
The Secretary read the report OF the
previous meeting, which was amended
slightly and adopted. The President
then stated that he had visited Messrs.
Bishop & Rich, the proprietors of all
the street railways in Santa Clara
county and that they had visited the
cities in the East where electric roads
were in operation and that after care
full examination they had decided to
adopt the Fisher system on all of
their railroads as it is in Santa Clara
county.
Mr.. Sanborn said that he had built
an electric railroad from Detroit to
Port Huron and it did not work well,
but afterwards he changed his motive
power and adopted the Fisher system,
which worked excellently.
Mr.. Shorb reported that at the meet
ing of the directors of the Los Angeles
and San Gabriel Valley Railroad Com
pany, held in the forenoon, Colonel II.
H. Markham, a member of the board,
stated that it would be impossible for
him to perform the duties OF the Office
and recommended that J. ID. Gill
christ be substituted in his place. The
directors accepted Colonel Markham's
resignation and elected Major Gill
christ in his place, subject to confirm
alton by the stockholders. A vote of
confirmation of the action OF the
board in the matter was unanimously
carried.
The officers of the company now
consist of: Hon. j. De Barth Shorb,
President; II. A. Unruh, First Vice
President; j. r. Dobbins, Second Vice
President; f. @. Story, Treasurer H.
A. Unruh, Secretary; Directors, w.
N. Monroe, II. A. Unruh, j. d. Gill
christ, j. DE Barth Shorb, f. Q. Story,
j. X. Dobbins, John j. Gosper.
Mr.. Shorb stated that the manager
of the Electric improvement Company
proposed to put in the Fisher system
and not receive cent for the work
till it was shown to be a satisfactory
success. He also stated that the chief
electrician of the Fisher system would
be in Los Angeles in a few days, and
also the Secretary, and suggested the
propriety of telegraphing for them to
come as soon as possible. A telegram
was then ordered and sent for their
presence in Los Angeles as soon as
convenient.
Mr.. w. N. Monroe suggested that
the road be constructed with four
and half feet standard gauge and
4O-pound rail. These conditions were
not adopted, but deferred till the elec-
trician shall arrive. The name of the
company was declared to be the Los
Angeles and San Gabriel Valley Rapid
Transit Company.
The legal amount of stock of the
Company has been subscribed, and
ten per cent paid in. A large number
of ties have been purchased for the
road and delivered. +. T. Wright,
who is conducting the survey of the
line, has not completed his work, but
would probably finish it by Saturday,
when the most feasible route would be
known. The utmost enthusiasm pre-
vailed at the meeting, and entire har-
mony. The stockholders mean busi-
ness, and adjourned subject to the call
of the chair. The directors will meet
at IL A. NJ. on Saturday, July 23d, at
tha r,o,,,u of tho Roar ri of Trade
Before the stockholders left the room
the following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Stanton: "Resolved, That we
have learned with profound regret the
sudden bereavement of Hon. A. M.
Stephens in the loss Of his son, and
that we hereby tender him and his
family our sincere coincidence" Mr..
Stephens is one of the. stockholders OF
the Company. The resolution was
carried unanimously.